US9516923B2 - Coupling members for closure devices and systems - Google Patents
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- the present invention is related to coupling devices for various articles, such as braces, medical devices, shoes, clothing, apparel, and the like.
- Such articles often include coupling devices, such as buckles, straps, and the like, that allow the article to be placed and roughly fit about a limb.
- Conventional buckles and/or other closure devices often are limited in there usefulness.
- Velcro® straps and/or components are often employed in coupling devices.
- a common example invovles straps that may include Velcro® surfaces that allow the straps to be tensioned and folded back and coupled on itself. Such Velcro® surfaces, however, often get filled or cluttered with dirt and/or debris, which limits the usefulness and/or life of such straps.
- various buckles that are used in coupling devices often allow a user to uncouple or release the buckle with the article is fully tensioned.
- the uncoupling of the buckle may be purposeful or accidental, such as when the buckle contacts nearby objects.
- Releasing the tensioned article may cause the limb to be unsupported, which may subject the limb to damage, and/or may cause the user to trip, fall, or otherwise lose concentration during an activity. Due to the limitation of conventional buckles and closure devices, improved closure devices are desired.
- the present invention generally provides improved closure devices that may be used for closure various articles, such as braces, medical devices, shoes, clothing, apparel, and the like.
- a coupling device for coupling opposing portions of an article includes a female component having a main body portion and a coupling aperture that includes a recessed portion.
- the coupling device also includes a male component having a main body portion and a coupling member.
- the main body portion of the male component has a proximal end and a distal end.
- the coupling member of the male component is positioned on the distal end of the main body.
- the coupling member includes a tab that extends from the main body portion and a flange that extends from the tab.
- the tab and/or flange are insertable within the coupling aperture of the female component to couple the male and female components together.
- the male and female components are coupled via engagement of a surface of the tab and a lip of the coupling aperture.
- the flange is positionable within the recessed portion of the female component to maintain a coupled engagement of the male and female components.
- the closure device further includes a tension member component that is configured to couple a tension member with the proximal end of the male component.
- the tension member is configured to tension the male and female components.
- the male and female components are not releasable from the coupled engagement while under tension via the tension member.
- the coupled male and female components have a cross sectional area and the coupled components exhibit a failure strength of between about 560 and 840 Newtons per square centimeter of cross sectional area.
- the tension member is a strap and the proximal end of the main body includes a D-ring around which the strap is positioned.
- the tension member is a lace and the proximal end of the main body includes a channel throughwhich the lace is inserted or otherwise disposed.
- a proximal end of the lace is coupled with a reel assembly.
- the lace is tensionable by operation of the reel assembly to tension the male and female components.
- the tension member is a lace and a reel assembly is coupled with a top surface of the male component. In such embodiments, the lace is coupled with the reel assembly and is tensionable thereby.
- the article is a brace and the female component is coupled with one side of the brace while the male component is coupled with an opposing side of the brace.
- the female and/or male component may be coupled with the brace via one or more of the following attachment methods: stitching a flange of the main body to the brace, inserting a rivet through an aperture of the main body and into the brace, injection molding the female component into the brace, adhesive bonding the main body to the brace, RF welding the main body to the brace, heat welding the main body to the brace, and the like.
- the male and female components When coupled together, the male and female components have a low profile about a surface of the brace so as to minimize contact between the male and female components and surrounding objects.
- the male and female components are lockable in the coupled engagement to prevent uncoupling of the male and female components.
- the female component has an arcuate configuration that corresponds to a shape of the article (e.g., brace).
- the male component may have a generally planar configuration. Tensioning of the male and female components via the tension member may cause the male component to rotate into an increased engagement with the female component.
- the coupling component includes an audible feedback mechanism that provides audible feedback to a user that indicates coupling or uncoupling of the male and female components.
- the audible feedback mechanism may include a post that is coupled with the main body of the female component and a flange member that is coupled with the main body of the male component. The flange member may snap into engagement with the post to produce the audible feedback as the male and female components are coupled together.
- the proximal end of the main body of the male component may include an arcuate recess that allows the male component to be gripped by a user during coupling or uncoupling of the male and female components.
- a coupling device includes a female component that includes a main body portion having a top surface and a bottom surface and a coupling aperture.
- the coupling device also includes a male component that includes a main body portion having a top surface and a bottom surface and a coupling member.
- the coupling member also includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the coupling member is offset from the bottom surface of the main body portion and the coupling member is insertable within the coupling aperture of the female component to couple the male and female components together.
- the male and female components are tensionable via a tension member and are non-releasable from a coupled engagement while under tension.
- the top surface of the male component is aligned with the top surface of the female component and the bottom surface of the coupling member and/or male component is aligned with the bottom surface of the female component.
- the coupled male and female components have a cross sectional area and the coupled components exhibit a failure strength of between about 560 and 840 Newtons per square centimeter of cross sectional area.
- the male and female components are coupled together by engagement of a surface of the coupling member with a lip of the coupling aperture.
- a proximal end of the male component is coupled with the tension member.
- the tension member is lace and the proximal end of the main body includes a channel throughwhich the lace is inserted, or the proximal end of the main body includes a reel assembly that couples with the lace and is operable to tension the lace.
- the coupling device is attached to a brace to allow the brace to be opened and closed about a limb of a patient by coupling and uncoupling the male and female components.
- the female component is coupled with a side of an opening of the brace and the male component is coupled with an opposing side of the opening of the brace.
- the main body of the female component includes a post and the main body of the male component includes a flange member. The flange member is configured to snap into engagement with the post as the male and female components are coupled together to produce audible feedback.
- the coupling device includes a female component having a main body portion and a coupling aperture.
- the coupling device also includes a male component having a main body portion that includes a top surface and a relatively planar bottom surface and a coupling member that is mateable with the coupling aperture of the female component to couple the male and female components together.
- the coupling member includes a relatively planar top surface and a bottom surface. The relatively planar top surface of the coupling member is offset from the relatively planar bottom surface.
- the male and female components are not releasable from a coupled engagement while under tension via a tension member.
- the coupled male and female components have a cross sectional area and exhibit a failure strength of between about 560 and 840 Newtons per square centimeter of cross sectional area.
- the coupling aperture includes a recessed portion having a bottom surface.
- the relatively planar top surface of the coupling member may be positioned adjacent the bottom surface of the recessed portion when the male and female components are coupled together.
- a method for coupling male and female coupling components includes mating a coupling member of a male component with a coupling aperture of a female component to couple the male and female components together.
- the coupling member extends from a main body of the male component and the coupling aperture is disposed within a main body of the female component.
- Mating of the coupling member with the coupling aperture includes: a translation movement of the male component relative to the female component and a rotational movement of the male component relative to the female component.
- mating of the coupling member with the coupling aperture may be performed with a single hand.
- the male and female components may be coupled with an article and a proximal end of the male component may be coupled with a tension member that is configured to tension the male and female components upon operation of a reel assembly.
- the method may further include tensioning the tension member via the reel assembly to tension the male and female components and thereby tighten the article about a limb of an individual.
- the method may additionally include: releasing tension in the tension member via the reel assembly and uncoupling the male component from the female component to allow the article to be removed from the limb.
- the male component may not be uncouplable or releasable from the female component while some amount of tension remains in the tension member.
- the method may additionally include: positioning the article about the limb, folding a first side of the article over the limb with the male component being coupled with the first side of the article, and coupling the male component with the female component to close the article about the limb with the female component being coupled with a second side of the article.
- the method may additionally include locking the male and female components in the coupled engagement to prevent uncoupling of the male and female components.
- the article may be a brace.
- the translation movement may include inserting a flange portion of the coupling member within the coupling aperture and the rotational movement may include rotating the male component so that a top surface of the flange portion is positioned adjacent a bottom surface of the female component.
- the translational movement may include a movement in a first direction without a significant movement in an opposite direction.
- the translation movement may be along an axis of a plane that bisects the male and female components and the rotational movement may be about an axis that is orthogonal to the plane bisecting the male and female components.
- FIGS. 1-3 illustrate embodiments of a closure device being used with a brace to allow the brace to be fit about a limb of an individual.
- FIGS. 4A-4M illustrate various aspects and features of a closure device that may be used to close various articles.
- FIG. 4N illustrates a process of coupling a male component of a closure device with a female component of the closure device.
- FIGS. 4O and 4P illustrate enlarged perspective views of snap tabs of a male component and a grooved post of female component of a coupling device.
- FIGS. 5A-5E illustrate various aspects and features of another closure device that may be used to close various articles.
- FIGS. 6A-6E illustrate various embodiments of closure panels that may be used to provide gross or macro adjustment of an article, such as a brace.
- FIGS. 6F-6H illustrate various view of a lock mechanism that may be used to lock the male and female components of a closure device in a coupled engagement.
- FIG. 6I illustrates a link or bridge component that may be used to link male and female components of a closure device together.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a brace having a pair of closure devices and reel assemblies as described herein.
- FIGS. 8A-9D illustrate various views of female components of a closure device.
- FIGS. 10A-11E illustrate various views of male components of a closure device.
- FIG. 12 illustrates an enlarged view of a pair of snap tabs of a male component of a closure device.
- FIG. 13A illustrates a closure panel having hooked portions that engage with coupling bars positioned on an opposing side of an article.
- FIG. 13B illustrates a closure panel similar to the closure panel of FIG. 13A in an opened configuration.
- FIG. 13C illustrates a brace having a pair of closure panels that close a top and bottom portion of the brace about a limb.
- FIG. 14A-15 illustrate various embodiments of braces having closure devices that close the braces about a limb.
- FIG. 16 illustrates a bottom view of a coupled male and female components of a closure device.
- FIGS. 17A-18 illustrates other embodiments of closure devices that may be used to close an article, such as a brace.
- FIGS. 19-20 illustrate the closure device being used to close other articles, such as a boot or sandal.
- FIG. 21 illustrates a graph of failure or pull strength in lbs vs. cross sectional area in cm 2 .
- Embodiments described herein provide various closure devices or mechanisms (hereinafter detachable guides) that may be used to close various articles, such as braces, footwear, hats, gloves, or other apparel to allow a user to don and doff the article.
- detachable guides will be described generally as being coupled with braces to allow the braces to be quickly donned/doffed and/or tightened about a user's limb.
- the disclosure will focus mainly on braces, it should be realized that the detachable guides may be used for or with various other articles.
- the detachable guides may be used with lacing systems that include reel assemblies that close and tighten the brace about the user's limb.
- the detachable guides provide various improvements over conventional closure systems including: having a low profile when male and female components are coupled together; being intuitive and easy to use, being able to be closed without requiring the user to look at the components, being intentionally un-releasable while under load, providing audible and visual engagement, preventing accidental release (e.g., especially if used in sports bracing), working consistently when mounted on soft (e.g., stitched) and hard (e.g., molded) braces, working on flat and curved surfaces, and the like.
- the detachable guides described herein are placed on the brace to allow patients to quickly and easily wrap and close the brace around the body.
- a proximal end of the detachable guide is typically coupled with a tension member, such as straps, cords, lace, and the like.
- a tension member such as straps, cords, lace, and the like.
- the disclosure generally describes the tension member (e.g., straps, lace, and the like) being tensioned via a reel or dial assembly (hereinafter reel assembly).
- reel assembly typically closes the article or brace, or one or more components thereof, by tensioning the tension member.
- a knob of the reel assembly may be twisted to wind lace within a spool housing and about a spool.
- the disclosure generally describes the tension member being tensioned via a reel assembly, it should be realized that any tightening mechanism may be used and the disclosure is not limited to only those embodiments described herein.
- the tightening mechanism may include a pull-cord type device where the user grasps and pulls the pull-cord to tension the tension member.
- Other embodiments may use ratchet-type mechanisms that include straps or other components having ratchet teeth that interact with the ratchet device to tension the tension member.
- the orthopedic brace 20 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a knee brace that is tightened around a user's leg such that the knee brace substantially surrounds and protects the user's knee.
- Brace 20 may be tightened using a lacing configuration comprising two lacing systems 22 a , 22 b .
- the orthopedic brace 20 of the illustrated embodiment is particularly concerned with relieving and/or supporting the knee joint.
- the lacing configuration of closure system comprises two distinct lacing systems 22 a , 22 b .
- each lacing system 22 includes a lace or cable 23 that is threaded through portions of the orthopedic brace and attached at opposite ends to a reel assembly 25 , which includes a control such as a lever, crank or knob that can be manipulated to retract the lace 23 within a spool housing (not shown) and about a spool (not shown).
- the reel assembly 25 may include a mechanism of release, such as a button or lever, for disengaging the reel assembly 25 , to permit the lace 23 to be withdrawn freely. In other embodiments, the reel assembly 25 may be pulled upward to allow an internal spool to spin and the lace to be pulled freely.
- the reel assembly 25 may be unwound (e.g., counterclockwise) to release the spool and allow the lace to be pulled, or to unwind the lace.
- the lace 23 may be threaded in a crossing pattern along a generally forward-facing portion of the brace 20 , between two generally parallel rows of side retaining members or straps 40 .
- the lace 23 may be threaded or run laterally across the brace 20 .
- the straps 40 may consist of a strip of material attached to the brace 20 so as to define a space in which guides 50 are positioned. The lace 23 may slide through the guides 50 during tightening and untightening of the lace 23 .
- a more thorough description of the brace 20 and lacing systems, 22 a & 22 b is provided in U.S. Pat. No. 8,277,401, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
- the orthopedic brace 20 shown in FIG. 1 is constructed to fit a user's leg.
- the upper cuff 10 is formed to fit the user's thigh and curves around the thigh, generally conforming to the user's musculature.
- the lower cuff 12 is similar in construction to the upper cuff 10 , and is formed to fit and curve around the user's calf.
- the upper and lower cuffs 10 , 12 are formed from a relatively lightweight, breathable material.
- the cuffs 10 , 12 are manufactured from a cloth, fabric, or foam-like material, or a thermoformable or non-thermoformable plastic material as would be well-known to those skilled in the art.
- each of the cuffs 10 , 12 are generally formed from a single piece of material that is wrapped around itself, forming two ends 32 , 34 that are drawn towards each other and, in fact, may overlap.
- the ends 32 , 34 are shown in an overlapping position, it should be understood that these ends might also be sized to be separated by some distance when the orthopedic brace 20 is tightened.
- the lace 23 may be tensioned to draw the ends 32 , 34 past each other and thereby tighten the orthopedic brace 20 about the user's limbs.
- the two ends 32 , 34 of brace 20 are designed to be open and fit about the user's leg. The two ends 32 , 34 are then positioned over the leg and brace 20 is tightened as described above.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate another brace 120 being fit over a user's leg 101 .
- Brace 120 includes a closure system (e.g., 122 a and 122 b ) that is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 8,277,401 incorporated by reference herein.
- Brace 120 also includes a gross or macro adjustment feature that permits further opening of the brace 120 to facilitate attachment of the brace 120 to the user's leg 101 , while still providing the reel assembly 125 for final tightening.
- the gross/macro adjustment feature may be variable length retaining members 140 that allow brace 120 to fit a wider variety of user's legs.
- the variable length retaining member 140 includes adjustable straps.
- a panel 141 such as those described herein, may be used. The panel 141 may be coupled with the reel assembly 125 to provide gross or macro adjustment of the brace 120 .
- each quick release mechanism 142 may include a female component 142 a and a male component 142 b that are coupled together over the user's leg 101 or uncoupled therefrom in donning and doffing the brace 120 respectively.
- male and female components 142 b and 142 a
- the female component 142 a may be attached to the guide 150 while the male component 142 b is attached to the retaining member, though the arrangement of components may be switched as desired.
- the opposite end of the retaining member 140 may be attached to the brace 120 such that tension in the lacing system 122 tensions the retaining member 140 when the quick released mechanism 142 is engaged, thereby compressing the cuffs around the user's limb.
- Closure system 122 may include additional gross adjustment features in combination with the quick release mechanism 142 to provide a gross or macro adjustment of the brace 120 (and/or adjustment of a closing pressure of the brace) prior to use of the reel assembly 125 to tighten the brace about the limb.
- the closure system 122 may include ladder locks (e.g., Fastex Slider®) which allow the retaining members 140 to be lengthened or shortened as needed. Though shown with two retaining members 140 , as with the other embodiments disclosed herein in some embodiments, the number of retaining members 140 may be varied. In some embodiments, three, four, five, six or more retaining members 140 may be desirable.
- FIG. 3 shows one embodiment of the brace 120 in a partially open configuration.
- the quick release mechanism 142 have been disconnected leaving the guides 150 attached to the brace and releasing one end of the retaining member 140 .
- the user may then open the cuffs 110 , 112 and slide the brace from the user's leg 101 .
- the user may release tension in the closure system 122 by releasing the reel assembly 125 by, for example, pulling outwards on the reel assemblies 162 .
- braces On advantage of using the above described braces is the increased ability of the brace to fit a conical shape and/or adjusting shape, such as a leg, arm, or any other part of a user's body.
- the ability of the brace to fit a conical shape is provided by the lacing system. For example, as the brace is fit about a conical shape (e.g., the leg) and the lace wound via the reel assembly, an upper portion of the brace contacts the conically shaped object. As the lace is wound, the lace adjusts until the lower portion of the brace also contacts the conically shaped object (e.g., the leg).
- the brace is able to adjust to changes in the shape of the object, such as changes in the shape of a leg (or other body part) due to flexing and/or relaxing of the muscle.
- the lace is able to slide relative to the lace guides so that a bottom portion of the brace opens or widens as a top portion contracts or shrinks.
- Conventional braces typically do not adjust in this manner and thus, when a patient flexes their leg (or other body part) the brace is typically forced or encouraged to move, such as downward against the knee. Because the lace is able to slide relative to the brace and guides and the brace is able to adjust to changes in shape, the fit or hold of the brace about the body part is increased.
- the detachable guides similarly provide several advantages over conventional brace closure technology.
- the use of buckles, Velcro®, or other similar mechanisms often require the user to use both hands in opening and/or closing the brace.
- the user is often required to grasp the female component with one hand while the male component is being inserted into the female component to ensure that the female component will remain in position during coupling of the components.
- the user in closing Velcro® straps, the user often must thread a distal end of the strap through a d-ring or hook before tensioning and folding the strap back on itself. The user often must hold the d-ring or hook while the strap is being threaded through the d-ring.
- buckles, Velcro®, or other similar mechanisms also allows the brace to be uncoupled while tension remains in a strap and/or while tension is being applied to a tension member via a reel assembly or other tightening mechanism.
- the brace may be fit about the user's limb and a reel assembly used to tighten the brace about the limb. Without releasing tension in a strap or lace of the brace, the user may unbuckle or unstrap the brace to release brace pressure and/or remove the brace, such as for adjustment. Upon refitting the brace about the limb, the reel assembly may again be used to retighten the brace about the limb.
- Continual retightening of the brace in this manner causes an increased amount of the lace to be wound about the reel assembly's spool, which limits the amount of lace that is available for tightening the brace.
- Continual winding of the lace about the reel assembly's spool also results in over-storage of the lace within the reel assembly's housing, which may negatively affect the performance of the reel assembly.
- the detachable guides described herein remedy these and other issues associated with conventional braces as described hereinbelow.
- the detachable guides have relatively low profile in a closed configuration that helps avoid snagging or catching of objects close to the user.
- the detachable guides may be configured to lie nicely under an individual's clothing to allow the brace to be worn without being noticed by others.
- the detachable guides may also be aesthetically pleasing compared with conventional guides and have a lower profile that offers a lighter and more sleek look and/or feel.
- the detachable guides also may be coupled and/or uncoupled with one hand to allow the user to don and doff a brace or other article relatively easily.
- the detachable guides also remain coupled while under tension or load (e.g., via the tension member) to avoid problems of over storage of the lace within the reel assembly or other tightening mechanism, such as by continual shortening of the lace as described above.
- the detachable guides further allow the male component to be fully disengaged from one side of the brace, which allows the brace to be fully opened and laid flat.
- FIGS. 4A-4N illustrated are various embodiments of a detachable guide.
- FIGS. 4A-C shows a female component 402 and a male component 404 of the detachable guide.
- the male component 404 is inserted within the female component 402 to couple the two components together.
- a coupling member 422 of the male component 404 is mated with a coupling aperture 420 of the female component 402 to couple or mate the two components.
- the coupling member 422 includes a stepped protrusion 422 that is positioned at a distal end of a main body of male component 404 . As shown in greater detail in FIGS.
- the stepped protrusion 422 includes a tab 421 that extends orthogonally downward from the main body of male component 404 .
- a flange 423 extends orthogonally from a distal end of tab 421 such that the coupling member 422 has a generally L-shaped or Z-shaped profile.
- the flange 423 has a relatively planar top surface that is offset from a relatively bottom surface 427 of the main body of male component 404 .
- the term “relatively planar surface” as used herein means that the surface is generally flat, but may include surfaces that are slightly curved (e.g., up to 5-10%) and/or include other surface irregularities.
- the tab 421 and flange 423 will be referred to generally hereinafter as stepped protrusion 422 .
- the coupling aperture 420 of the female component 402 includes an aperture and a recessed portion 429 that is positioned immediately adjacent the aperture.
- the recessed portion 429 is typically a recess within a bottom portion of the main body of female component 402 .
- the flange 423 and/or tab 421 are insertable within the coupling aperture 422 such that the relatively planar top surface of flange 423 is positioned immediately adjacent and under the recessed portion 429 of female component 402 .
- a proximal or rear surface of the tab 421 engages with a lip or distal surface of the coupling aperture 420 .
- the coupling member/stepped protrusion 422 and the coupling aperture 420 results in a shear force being applied to these components as the male and female components, 404 and 402 , are tensioned, rather than a bending force being applied as in conventional buckles.
- the application of the shear force rather than a bending force allows the male and female components, 404 and 402 , to withstand far greater tension loads before failure than those achievable by conventional buckles.
- the coupling aperture 420 will be generally referred to hereinafter as a stepped recess 420 .
- the male component 404 may include an audible feedback mechanism that provides audible feedback to a user that indicates coupling and/or uncoupling of the male and female components, 404 and 402 .
- the male component includes a flange member or pair of snap tabs 426 that fit over, or otherwise engage, a grooved post 424 of the female component 402 when the male and female components, 404 and 402 , are mated together.
- the snap tabs 426 may make an audible “snap” sound when mated with the grooved post 424 to audible alert the user that the male and female components, 404 and 402 , are coupled together.
- the snap tabs 426 may snap into engagement with the grooved post 424 to produce the audible feedback during coupling of the components.
- the snap tabs 426 may also provide tactile feedback that coupling of the components has occurred so that the user is able to tactually recognize when coupling occurs.
- the male component 404 typically includes a tension member component that allows a proximal end of the male component 404 to be coupled with a tension member, such as a strap or lace.
- the tension member e.g., strap, lace, and the like
- the configuration of the stepped protrusion 422 and the stepped recess 420 of the male and female components, 404 and 402 prevents the male and female components from being released or uncoupled while an appreciable amount of tension exists in the tension member.
- the stepped protrusion 422 is typically inserted within the stepped recess 420 at an angle and then the male component 404 is rotated downward relative to the female component 402 to position the flange 423 adjacent the recessed portion 429 of the stepped protrusion. Tensioning of the male and female components, 404 and 402 , pulls the stepped protrusion 422 proximally to engage the stepped protrusion 422 with the lip of stepped recess 420 .
- An appreciable amount of tension in the tension member prevents the male component 404 from being counter-rotated (i.e., rotated upward), which is typically necessary for uncoupling of the male and female components, 404 and 402 . Accordingly, the male and female components, 404 and 402 , are not releasable while an appreciable amount of tension remains in the tension member.
- the reference to an appreciable amount of tension means that some minimal amount of tension may exists in the tension member while the components are uncoupled, but the tension is far less than a tension that is normally applied to close an article about a limb.
- the male component 404 may include a tightening mechanism or reel assembly 410 that is coupled or attached with a top surface of the male component 404 .
- Lace 408 which in the illustrated embodiment is the tension member, may be inserted or disposed within a channel 431 of the male component 404 .
- the channel 431 may connect with a similar channel or an aperture of the reel assembly 410 to allow the lace to be wound within a spool housing (not shown) and about a spool (not shown) of reel assembly 410 .
- the reel assembly 410 is used to tension the lace 408 and/or release tension therefrom as described above.
- a user is able to easily don and doff a brace and tighten the brace with one hand.
- a user may easily place the brace over a leg or other body part, grasp the male component 404 and reel 410 with a single hand, pull the male component and reel over the leg or body part with the same hand, couple the male component with the female component 402 by inserting the stepped protrusion 422 into the stepped recess 420 , and subsequently tension the lace 408 by rotating the reel 410 .
- the detachable guide is significantly easier and quicker to use than other closure systems.
- a distal end of the lace 408 may pass through and/or around a guide 412 that is coupled with an opposite side of the brace.
- a floating or mid-point guide 411 may be positioned between the reel assembly 410 and guide 412 .
- the lace may be inserted through channels of the floating guide 411 for lace management purposes and/or to keep the lace 408 aligned about a desired lace path.
- FIGS. 4D-F illustrate side views of the male and female components, 404 and 402 .
- the stepped protrusion 422 which is inserted into the stepped recess 420 of female component 402 , is evident in the side views of FIGS. 4D-F .
- FIG. 4D-F also illustrate the coupling process of the male and female component, 404 and 402 .
- FIG. 4F further illustrates that when coupled, the mated components have a low profile.
- the profile of the mated components may be approximately continuous.
- the top surface of the male component 404 may be roughly aligned and/or match a contour of the top surface of the female component 402 as illustrated.
- the bottom surfaces of the two components may similarly be aligned and/or contour matched.
- the mated components may lie flat against the brace and thus, be virtually free from snagging nearby objects that the user may pass.
- FIG. 4O illustrates a close up perspective view of the snap tabs 426 and grooved post 424 in an uncoupled state while FIG. 4P illustrates a side view of the snap tabs and post in a coupled state.
- Each snap tab 426 includes an inward facing flange that fits within the groove of grooved post 424 when coupled together. A spacing between the inward facing flanges is smaller than the outer diameter of the grooved post 424 . As such, as the snap tabs 426 are pressed onto grooved post 424 and around an enlarge top end, the snap tabs flex outward slightly. The snap tabs 426 then snap back into an un-flexed position as the tabs 426 slide past the enlarged top end and encounter the grooves of post 424 .
- the snap tabs 426 and grooved post 424 may releasably hold or lock the male component 404 and female component 402 in the low profile mated configuration.
- FIG. 4H illustrates various embodiments of female component 402 .
- female component 402 may include a relatively small flange 403 b that extends around one or more sides of its perimeter, or a large flange 403 a that extends around a majority of its entire perimeter.
- the flange, 403 a and/or 403 b may be stitched into fabric or other material of the brace.
- the female component 402 may include an aperture 403 c that allows the female component to be riveted or snapped onto the brace.
- the female component 402 may be adhered, heat welded, RF welded, injection molding, and the like onto the brace or article, or onto a portion or component thereof.
- the female component 402 may be injection molded to the brace or to a strap that is ultimately coupled to the brace.
- the male component 404 may similarly be attached to the brace or a component thereof, such as a strap and the like.
- FIG. 4I illustrates that in some embodiments, the proximal end of the male component 404 may include a d-ring or hook 430 through which a strap 406 is inserted.
- the strap 406 may be adjustable and/or tensionable as previously described.
- the proximal end of the male component 404 may include a channel 431 through which lace 408 is inserted or disposed. In such embodiments, the proximal end of the male component 404 may function as a guide for the lace 408 .
- FIGS. 4J-N illustrates other embodiments of a detachable guide.
- the detachable guide includes a male component 404 and a female component 402 that are similar in configuration to those previously described.
- the male component 404 includes a stepped protrusion that is insertable within a recess of the female component to couple the two components together.
- the audible and tactile feedback is provided via a capped post 424 of female component 402 and a corresponding aperture 425 of male component 404 .
- the aperture 426 includes a pair of inward facing flanges that are pressed and snap over a cap of post 424 .
- FIG. 4K illustrates a cross-section view of the female component 402 illustrated in FIG. 4J
- FIG. 4M illustrates a cross-section view of the male component 404 illustrated in FIG. 4L .
- FIG. 4N illustrates a process of coupling the male and female components, 404 and 402 .
- FIG. 4N illustrates a cross-section view of the components taken along a plane that bisects both components.
- Coupling or mating of the components essentially includes a two-step and/or two movement process. Specifically, mating of the components involves a translation movement of the male component 404 relative to the female component 402 and a rotational movement of the male component 404 relative to the female component 402 .
- the translation movement includes inserting the flange 423 of the male component's coupling member or stepped protrusion 422 within the coupling aperture or stepped recess 420 .
- the translation movement may be along or diagonal to an axis of the plane bisecting the male and female components as shown by the arrow.
- the rotational movement includes rotating the male component 404 after the flange 423 is inserted within the coupling aperture or stepped recess 420 so that a top surface of the flange 423 is positioned adjacent a bottom surface (i.e., recessed portion 429 ) of the female component 402 .
- the rotational movement of the male component 404 is about an axis that is orthogonal to the bisecting plane (i.e., an axis into the FIG) as shown by the rotational arrow.
- the aperture 426 and post 424 may couple as the male component 404 is pressed downward onto the female component 402 and an audible snap sound and tactile sensation may be produced.
- the configuration of the stepped protrusion 422 and stepped recess 420 allows the male and female components, 404 and 402 , to be coupled or mated with essentially a single translational movement.
- the translational movement of the male component 404 relative to the female component 402 may include a movement in a first direction (i.e., in the direction of the arrow) without a significant movement in an opposite direction since the flange 423 is inserted within the coupling aperture and then merely rotated into position within the coupling aperture.
- the term “significant movement” in describing the reverse movement means that some small reverse movement may occur, but it such movement is relatively minor compared to the movement of inserting the flange 423 within the stepped recess.
- the male and female components, 404 and 402 may be coupled via essentially a forward movement and little to no reverse or backward movement, the amount of slack needed in the lace, strap, or other tension member is greatly reduced. Stated differently, slack is not needed in the lace, strap, or tension member since the male component 404 does not travel beyond the female component 402 and then retract relative thereto. As such, the amount of lace, strap, or other tension member used may be reduced and additional tightening of the brace is not needed to wind lace and/or remove unneeded slack.
- the configuration of the stepped protrusion 422 and stepped recess 420 also allows the flange 423 to be inserted within the coupling aperture at relatively low angles, such as at less than 45°, less than 30°, and in some embodiments less than 25° or 20°. Because the flange 423 is insertable within the coupling aperture at relatively low angles, a distal tip of the flange 423 need not break a plane of the bottom surface 433 of female component 402 . In such embodiments, the distal tip of flange 423 need not poke or contact the brace which is positioned below and coupled with the female component 402 and thus, need not poke or job the user's limb around which the brace is positioned. As such, the user may couple the male and female components, 404 and 402 , and close the brace about a limb without poking or jabbing the limb.
- the coupling or mating process illustrated in FIG. 4N may be performed with a single hand.
- the proximal end of the male component may be coupled with a tension member (i.e., lace, strap, and the like) that is configured to tension the male and female components upon operation of a reel assembly or other tightening mechanism.
- the reel assembly or other tightening mechanism may be operated to tension the tension member and the male and female components and thereby tighten the brace/article about a limb of an individual.
- the brace may be positioned about the limb, and a first side of the brace may be folded over the limb.
- the male component which is coupled with the first side of the brace, maybe coupled with the female component, which is coupled with a second side of the brace, to close the brace about the limb.
- the male and female components may be locked in the coupled engagement to prevent uncoupling of the male and female components.
- the male and female components may be uncoupled in a reverse manner to that describe above for FIG. 4N .
- tension may be released tension in the tension member via a reel assembly or other tightening mechanism.
- the male component may then be uncoupled from the female component to allow the article to be removed from the limb by counter-rotating the male component relative to the female component and removing the flange from the coupling aperture.
- the male component is not decouplable, releasable, or otherwise removable from the female component while some amount of tension remains in the tension member.
- the stepped protrusion and stepped recess prevent the male and female components from uncoupling. Uncoupling of the components occurs in a manner opposite of that described to couple the components. Specifically, the male component is lifted vertically to rotate the male component relative to the female component. The stepped protrusion of the male component is then withdrawn from the stepped recess of the female component. Because the male and female components are uncoupled in this manner, it is difficult to uncouple the components while they are in tension. Accordingly, a user must usually un-tension the lace winding system in order to uncouple the two components, which reduces or prevents lace shortening and over storage of the lace within the tightening mechanism as described herein.
- a male component 504 is coupled with a female component 502 by inserting a stepped protrusion 522 of male component 504 into a stepped recess 520 of female component 502 .
- the rear portion of the male component is pressed downward so that the stepped protrusion 522 rotates within the stepped recess 520 and the snap mechanism 526 of male component 504 is forced over a post 524 of female component 502 .
- the proximal end of male component 504 may include a raised portion or arcuate recess 540 that facilitates in coupling and uncoupling of the components by allowing a user to place one or more fingers under the raised portion 540 and grasp a bottom surface of the male component 504 .
- the user may position a thumb on the upper surface of the male component and a finger or fingers under the raised portion 540 and thereby grasp the male component with the thumb and fingers. In this manner, the user may easily couple and uncouple the two components.
- FIG. 5D shows the low profile of the detachable guide when the components are coupled.
- FIG. 5E shows a bottom perspective view of the coupled components and shows the stepped protrusion 522 mated with the correspondingly shaped stepped recess 520 .
- the male component and female components described herein may include magnets or other features that facilitate in coupling the two components.
- the stepped protrusion may include a magnet and the stepped recess may include a magnet to allow the stepped protrusion to “self-find” the stepped recess.
- the magnets may attract the stepped protrusion toward the coupled position within the stepped recess and/or guide the stepped protrusion toward the stepped recess.
- adjacent stepped protrusions on a brace may have magnets that are oppositely polarized.
- adjacent stepped recesses may also have magnets that are oppositely polarized. In such embodiments, cross connecting of male and female components, or in other words wrongful connecting of male and female components, is reduced since male and female components having magnets with the same polarization will be repelled.
- a guide panel 602 having a plurality of male components and/or stepped protrusions 606 on a front edge of the guide panel that may be inserted into corresponding female components and/or stepped recesses 608 on an opposite surface 610 of the brace.
- the guide panel 602 includes straps or lace 604 that are coupled with a rear edge of the panel 602 and that are attached to the brace.
- the guide panel 602 may be integrally formed with the brace so as not to include straps and/or stiffeners.
- the guide panel 602 may also include a tightening mechanism or reel assembly that allows the brace to be tightened when the male and female components, 606 and 608 , are coupled together.
- the female components or stepped recesses 608 may be integrally formed with the opposite surface 610 of the brace or attached via stitching, adhesive bonding, riveting, heat welding, RF welding, injection molding, and the like.
- the guide panel 602 allows the user to grasp one side of the brace with a single hand (or both hands if desired), wrap the brace around the body, couple the male and female components, 606 and 608 , and tension the tension member via a reel assembly or other tightening mechanism.
- FIGS. 6B-D illustrate another embodiment of a guide panel 612 having stepped protrusions or hooks 616 that may be inserted within apertures 618 .
- the apertures 618 may have a wide top portion that allows the hooks 616 to be inserted into the aperture and a narrow bottom portion into which the hooks may be slid, which prevents withdrawal of the hooks 616 .
- the panel 612 may also include a hooked portion 614 that hooks onto a lip 612 of the brace.
- FIG. 6C illustrates a side cross sectional view of the hooks 616 and aperture 618 .
- FIG. 6D illustrates another embodiment of a hook 617 that may be positioned within an aperture to couple opposing sides of a brace.
- FIG. 6E illustrates another embodiment of a guide panel 630 that may be used to couple and uncouple opposing edges of a brace.
- the guide panel 630 includes Velcro® components on an undersurface that couple with corresponding Velcro® 632 positioned on a top surface of an opposite edge of the brace. Straps or laces 634 may be coupled with the guide panel 630 to allow the brace to be tightened via a tightening mechanism or reel assembly and a lace as described herein.
- FIG. 6F-H illustrates a lock mechanism 644 (e.g., bolt and threaded boss) that may be used to lock the male component 640 within the female component 642 .
- the lock mechanism 644 may be detachable from the male and female component and may be inserted into a threaded boss, aperture, or other feature of the coupled components to lock the components in the coupled configuration. In some embodiments, removal of the lock mechanism 644 may require a “key” or other device.
- the lock mechanism 644 may be useful when it is desired to limit or prevent removal of the brace. For example, a doctor or physician may place the brace over a body part and lock the coupled male and female components, 640 and 642 , in place to prevent a patient from removing the brace.
- the patient may be able to tighten or loosen the brace via a reel assembly or other tightening mechanism, but would otherwise be unable to remove the brace.
- the doctor could remove the lock mechanism 644 to allow the brace to be fully removed.
- a range of lace motion for tightening and/or loosening of the lace could be provided to allow the patient to finely adjust the fit of the brace about the limb.
- the female component may have an arcuate configuration that corresponds to a shape of the brace or other article.
- the male component may have a generally planar configuration.
- Tensioning or tightening of the male and female components may cause the male component to rotate into an increased engagement with the female component.
- the rear surface of the tab may be pulled into increased engagement or contact with the distal surface of the lip of the coupling aperture, thereby increasing the engagement of the male and female components.
- the locking engagement of the male and female components may be increased as the components are tensioned.
- the recessed portion of the stepped recess may have an undercut region that the stepped protrusion's flange can rotate into as shown in FIGS. 6G and 6H . This may further increase the engagement of the two components.
- FIG. 6I illustrates a modular component or link 652 that may be used as an extension piece for the male component 650 .
- the modular component 652 includes a stepped recess 656 into which the stepped protrusion of the male component 650 is inserted, and also includes a stepped protrusion 658 that may be inserted into a stepped recess of another modular component or of a female component 662 .
- a reel assembly or tightening mechanism 654 and lace 660 may be coupled with the male component 650 as described herein.
- Multiple modular components or links 652 may be snapped together to provide gross length adjustment, or to allow the brace to be fit to multiple different patient sizes.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a brace 704 having a female component 702 that is integrated into the brace, such as by molding the female component 702 into the brace 704 .
- the female component 702 may be welded (e.g., sonic welded, radio frequency welded, heat welded, and the like), injection molded, riveted, and the like into brace 704 , attached using adhesives, and the like.
- male components may be attached or integrally connected with brace 704 in a similar manner.
- Various straps (not shown), panels (not shown), and the like may couple the male component (not shown) with the opposite surface 706 of brace 704 .
- FIGS. 8A-8D illustrate various views of one embodiment of a female component 802 that includes an aperture 804 that allows the female component to be snapped, riveted, or bolted to a surface of a brace.
- the female component 802 may include the various features described herein, such as a stepped protrusion, a grooved post, and the like. Further, although not shown, in some embodiments, the female components described herein may be coupled with a tightening mechanism or reel assembly.
- FIGS. 9A-9D illustrate various views of another embodiment of a female component 902 having a flange 904 that may be sewn into a surface of a brace.
- FIGS. 9A-9D illustrate the flange 904 extending from one side of female component 902 .
- the flange may extend partially or fully around the perimeter of female component 902 .
- the female component 902 may include the various features described herein.
- FIGS. 10A-10D illustrate various views of an embodiment of a male component 1004 having a d-ring or hook 1006 through which a strap may be inserted as described above.
- Male component 1004 also includes a grip surface 1008 that a user may grasp to facilitate insertion and removal of the stepped protrusion and stepped recess.
- FIG. 10C illustrates an enlarged view of the grip surface 1008 , which may be a roughened surface that is molded into opposing edges of d-ring 1006 .
- Male component 1004 may include the various feature described herein, such as the stepped protrusion, snap tabs or flanges, and the like.
- FIGS. 11A-11E illustrate various views of another embodiment of a male component 1104 wherein lace (not shown) of a lacing system (not shown) are integrated or coupled with the male component 1104 .
- male component 1104 includes lace receiving portions or ports 1108 through which the lace is inserted.
- the lace receiving portions or ports 1108 are connected to guide slots or channels 1112 on an undersurface (or top surface) of male component 1104 that, in one embodiment, direct the laces to an opening 1110 on the top surface of male component 1104 .
- a tightening mechanism or reel assembly may be coupled with the top surface of male component 1104 so that the brace may be tightened by winding or operating the tightening mechanism/reel assembly to pull the lace through the lace receiving portions/ports 1108 and guide slots/channels 1112 .
- the guide slots/channels 1112 may be represent a single lumen through which the lace passes from one lace receiving portion/port 1108 , through the male component 1104 , and out the other lace receiving portion/port 1108 .
- the male component 1104 may include a single lace guide (i.e., the single lumen) having a smooth lace track that allows the lace to smoothly feed through the male component 1104 .
- the single lumen lace guide (i.e., the combined lace guides 1112 ) may be constructed during a molding process by inserting a tooling (metal or other composition) through opening 1110 and into the lace track.
- a second tooling piece, or multiple tooling pieces, may be inserted in the opposite direction through guide tracks 1112 and into the lace track so as to mate or closely fit with the tooling inserted through opening 1110 . This fit of the various tooling eliminates or greatly reduces the overflow of the injected material between the tooling parts.
- the male component 1104 also includes a raised portion 1106 that allows a user to position one or more fingers on an undersurface of male component 1104 and one or more fingers on a top surface of male component 1104 to grasp the male component 1104 and insert the stepped protrusion into the stepped recess or remove the stepped protrusion therefrom.
- the male component may also include the various other features described herein.
- FIG. 12 illustrates an enlarged view of a pair of snap tabs 1202 according to one embodiment.
- the snap tabs 1202 are positioned on opposing sides of an aperture 1204 that is configured to receive a grooved post of a female component as described above.
- the snap tabs also include inward facing flanges or lips 1206 that are pressed over and around the grooved posts and that cause the snap tabs 1202 to snap into place to provide audible and tactile feedback as described herein.
- the male component when the male component is not coupled with the female component, the male component may be stowed on the brace to keep the male component free from catching onto surrounding objects.
- the male component may couple with a strap, tightening mechanism or reel, or another object near to the component.
- FIGS. 13A-13C illustrate various views of another embodiment of a detachable device.
- the detachable device includes a panel 1302 having a plurality of hooks 1303 that attach to attachment bars or rods 1304 on an opposite surface 1306 of a brace.
- the attachment bars or rods 1304 are arranged in a ladder like or step configuration to allow the hooks 1303 and panel 1302 to be moved and tightened incrementally along the opposite surface 1306 .
- the panel 1302 may thus be placed over the body and the hooks attached to one of the attachment bars for gross size adjustment. After gross adjustment, the brace may be tightened via a tightening mechanism or reel assembly 1308 and lacing system 1312 .
- the panel 1302 may be coupled with one or more straps 1310 that allow for additional adjustment of the brace.
- FIG. 13B shows the panel 1320 uncoupled from attachment bar 1304 in an open configuration while FIG. 13C shows two panels attached to attachment bars in a closed configuration.
- FIGS. 14A and 14B illustrate another embodiment of a detachable device that may be used to close braces or other devices.
- the detachable device includes a pull tab 1402 that is coupled with the lace 1408 and may act as a guide.
- the pull tab 1402 fits within a corresponding receptacle 1404 that includes a channel that receives an edge of the pull tab 1402 .
- the pull tabs 1402 lie against the brace in a relatively flat configuration so as to avoid grabbing or catching objects near the brace.
- An opposite end of the lace 1408 may be coupled with a tightening mechanism or reel assembly 1406 to allow the lace to be tightened as described herein.
- the pull tab 1402 may be stowed on the brace to keep the pull tab free from catching onto surrounding objects.
- the pull tab 1402 may fit into a holding slot on a reel, strap, or other object.
- FIG. 15 illustrates another embodiment of a detachable device.
- the detachable device includes a pair of laces 1506 that may be removably placed within open ended guides 1508 and released therefrom to allow a brace or device to be opened and closed so that a user may don and doff the brace.
- each guide 1508 may be colored coordinated, or coordinated in some other way, with a corresponding lace to visually indicate how the laces should be threaded and thereby reduce cross coupling of the laces.
- first guide 1502 a and first pull tab 1502 b may both be colored red to visually indicate the relationship of the first guide and pull tab, 1502 a & b
- second guide 1504 a and second pull tab 1504 b are both colored blue to visually indicate their relationship.
- corresponding pairs may be designed so that a pull tab or connector is only able to couple with a corresponding guide or receptacle.
- the pull tabs or connectors could have a circular, semi-circular, square, and the like configuration that only couples with a correspondingly shaped guide or receptacle.
- FIG. 16 illustrates another detachable device having a male component 1604 and a female component 1606 that couple together.
- a button 1602 may be used to decouple the male and female components, 1604 and 1606 , such as by displacing a stepped protrusion or post from within a corresponding receptacle.
- FIGS. 17A and 17B illustrate yet another detachable device having a panel 1702 that includes a first set of tabs 1704 that couple with a post 1710 positioned on an opposite surface of the brace.
- the panel 1702 also includes a second set of tabs 1706 that fit within corresponding apertures 1708 positioned on the opposite surface of the brace.
- tabs 1704 and post or aperture 1710 may be magnetic so that the tabs and posts magnetically attach.
- FIG. 18 illustrates yet another detachable device for a brace.
- the detachable device includes a male component and reel assembly 1802 that may be inserted over a body part and into a female receptacle 1804 as described herein to attach the brace about the body part.
- Reel assembly 1802 may be used to tighten lace 1806 about the body part after the male component is inserted into the female receptacle 1804 .
- opposing inner surfaces of the brace 1808 may include oppositely polarized magnets so that the inner surfaces may be attached.
- a reel assembly may climb or ratchet up a perforated strap to tighten a brace.
- the strap may have a plurality of apertures spaced at even intervals.
- the reel assembly may ratchet up the apertures or pull the strap through the reel assembly.
- guides may be positioned in the various apertures or ratchet up the aperture as the mechanism is tightened.
- FIGS. 19 and 20 illustrate the detachable device described herein being used for purposes other than to close a brace.
- FIG. 19 illustrates a detachable device having male components 1902 and female components 1904 being used to close a boot, which may be an orthotic boot, snowboard boot, work boot, outdoor boot, and the like.
- FIG. 20 illustrates a detachable device having male components 2002 and female components 2004 being used to close a sandal or shoe. It should be realized that the detachable devices described herein may be used for various other purposes and are not limited to the disclosure herein.
- the detachable guides are able to withstand relatively high tension loads before experiencing failure.
- One reason for this is the configuration of the stepped protrusion and stepped recess, which experience tension in shear rather than in bending.
- the configuration of the detachable guides provides tension member coupling components that have a small and low profile, yet achieve high failure strengths.
- FIG. 21 illustrated is a graph that shows the failure or pull strengths of the detachable guides in lbs vs. a cross sectional area of the guides in square cm.
- the cross sectional area of the guides is calculated by determining the area of the coupled components relative to a plane that intersects the coupled components transversely at or near the stepped protrusion and stepped recess as shown in FIG. 4G .
- the coupled components exhibit a failure strength of between about 560 N/cm 2 and 840 N/cm 2 . In some embodiments, the coupled components exhibit a failure strength of between about 600 N/cm 2 and 800 N/cm 2 , or a failure strength of between about 650 N/cm 2 and 750 N/cm 2 .
- Table 1 below provides the raw data values of the graph of FIG. 21 and the conversion of the strength from lbs to Newtons. In obtaining the values below, a finite element analysis (FEA) program was performed on a detachable guide model having the height and width parameters defined in Table 1.
- FEA finite element analysis
- the height or width of the detachable guide was varied and the FEA calculation performed to determine the effect of the design change on the failure strength of the component.
- the strength of the detachable guide changed by roughly an equivalent percentage.
- the calculated failure strength for the change in thickness was roughly about 712 N/cm 2 .
- the calculated strength of the component changed at roughly 1 ⁇ 2 the rate of change in width.
- an increase of 50% in width resulted in a failure strength of roughly 593 N/cm 2
- a decrease of 50% in width resulted in a failure strength of roughly 1067 N/cm 2 .
- a physical model of a detachable guide having a height of 5 mm and a width of 25 mm was constructed and the detachable guide was placed under 200 lb tension to measure the actual failure strength.
- the observed failure strength of the physical model closely corresponded to the calculated FEA value of roughly 712 N/cm 2 .
- the failure or pull strength of the physical model was about 700 N/cm 2 ⁇ 20%.
- the ratio of failure strength to cross sectional area achieved by the detachable guides described herein are far greater than similar ratios achieved by conventional buckles or coupling components.
- the strength efficiency of the detachable guides, particularly for thickness is more efficient because less bending stress is involved.
- the detachable guides described herein exhibit a unique combination of reduced size and increased strength.
- the detachable guides may be made of various materials.
- the material may be a Nylon, Acetal, Polycarbonate (PC), and/or other material.
- the material may be selected to provide a yield strength within the range of 50 to 90 MPa and/or a flexural modulus of 2,000 to 3,500 MPa. In other embodiments, the yield strength may be between about 60 and 85 MPa and the flexural modulus may be between about 2,600 and 3,000 MPa. Table 2 below provides various properties of materials that may be used for the detachable guides described herein.
- the properties include the modulus and tensile strength of 3 materials: Polycarbonate (PC), Polyoxymethylene (POM)—an Acetal, and a Nylon material—i.e., Ultramid® A3K Uncolored Polyamide sold by BASF.
- PC Polycarbonate
- POM Polyoxymethylene
- Nylon material i.e., Ultramid® A3K Uncolored Polyamide sold by BASF.
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TABLE 1 |
Data Values of FIG. 21 |
height | width | area in | area in | load in | ||
mm | mm | mm2 | cm2 | lbs | load in N | N/cm2 |
5 | 25 | 125 | 1.25 | 200 | 889.6 | 711.7 |
2.5 | 25 | 62.5 | 0.625 | 100 | 444.8 | 711.7 |
7.5 | 25 | 187.5 | 1.875 | 300 | 1334.4 | 711.7 |
10 | 25 | 250 | 2.5 | 350 | 1556.8 | 622.7 |
5 | 37.5 | 187.5 | 1.875 | 250 | 1112 | 593.1 |
5 | 12.5 | 62.5 | 0.625 | 150 | 667 | 1067.2 |
TABLE 2 |
Properties of Various Detachable Guide Materials |
A3K | POM | PC | ||
Modulus (MPA) | 3000/1100 | 2900 | 2400 | ||
Tensile Strength, Yield | 85 | 64 | 66 | ||
(MPA) | (dry) | ||||
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